The coin with a face value of 1 Canadian dollar (also called looney , English loonie , a diminutive of English loon , "loon") was put into circulation in golden color in 1987. The reverse of the coin depicts a black-billed loon , which is a symbol of Canada; the obverse depicts Queen Elizabeth II .
| Dollar | |
|---|---|
| A country |  Canada |
| Face value | 1 canadian dollar |
| Diameter | 26.5 [1] mm |
| Weight | 6.27 (7.00 g to 2012 [2] ) g |
| Thickness | 1.95 mm |
| Metal | 1987—2011 91.5% Ni , 8.5% Bronze contained (88% Cu , 12% Sn ) 2007—2011 new brass coated coins 2012— steel brass |
| Years of coinage | 1987-present |
| Obverse | |
 | |
| Description | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Engraver | Susanna blunt |
| Reverse | |
 | |
| Description | black-billed loon |
| Engraver | Carmichael, Robert Ralph ((1937–2016) |
The outer contour of the coin is an octagonal curve of constant width . Its width is 26.5 mm, and the 11-angled shape corresponds to the previously released dollar Susan Anthony (United States). The thickness of the 1.95 mm coin is close to the thickness of the Susan Anthony dollar - 2.0 mm. Its golden color is different from the silver dollar of Susan Anthony, but the subsequent Sakagawi dollar and presidential dollars correspond to the overall color of the Canadian dollar. Other coins that use a constant-width curve include 7-sided British twenty pence and fifty pence (the last coin is the same size as the Canadian dollar, but different in color).
In the original version, the coins were made of nickel with a galvanized coating of bronze. Since 2007, the dollar began to be produced using cyanide - free brass coating. Since spring 2012, coins have been made of multilayer brass steel. As a result, the weight decreased from 7.00 to 6.27 grams, and the Canadian dollar was no longer accepted by some vending machines [3] . Toronto’s office estimates that replacing nearly 3,000 parking machines (costing about $ 345 per machine) would cost about $ 1 million. The Mint announced that multi-layer brass steel is already used for some of Canada’s smaller coins and makes it difficult to counterfeit compared to coins issued earlier. In addition, this technology is cheaper and not affected by fluctuations in nickel prices and a reduction in its supply [2] [4] .
The coin has become a symbol of the Canadian dollar: the media often discuss the exchange rate of the loon against other currencies. The nickname " looney " ( huard in French) has become so widely recognized that in 2006 the Royal Mint of Canada registered its rights to this name [5] . The two Canadian dollar coin , put into circulation in 1996, was nicknamed “toonie” (a merger of the words two “two” and loonie “ looney ”). On April 10, 2012, the Royal Canadian Mint announced a change in the composition of the looney and “toonie” coins in order to protect it from counterfeiting [6] [7] .
Coin Design
When designing the new Canadian dollar, it was planned to use the theme of voyagers , which was used in the previous one-dollar Canadian coin , containing 80% silver and minted from 1935 to 1986, but when the Royal Mint of Canada moved to Winnipeg, the matrices for the production of dollars were lost. To avoid possible falsification, a different coin design was used [8]
The weight of the coin was originally determined to be 108 grains, which is equivalent to 6.998 grams [9] .
The coin was issued on June 30, 1987. The one-dollar banknote remained in circulation along with the coin for the next two years, until it was finally discontinued on June 30, 1989 [10] . In 1992, the city of Echo Bay (Ontario), where the coin designer Robert-Ralph Carmichael lived, erected a large monument to the looney coin, similar to the similar Big Nickel monument in Sudbury , near the highway [11] .
Commemorative Coins
The design of coins changes every year:
| # | Year | Reverse | Obverse | Theme | Designer | Circulation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 1992 | 125th Anniversary of the Confederation [12] | Rita Swanson | 23 010 000 | Children at the Parliament . The name of the coin is loon with dates "1867-1992". | ||
| 2 | 1994 | Remembrance Design [13] | RCM Staff | 15,000,000 | Image of the National War Memorial in Ottawa. | ||
| 3 | 1995 | Peacekeeping Monument [13] | JK Harman, RG Enriquez, CH Oberlander, Susan Taylor | 41 813 100 (see note) | Included in 1995 Loon Mintage. | ||
| four | 2004 | Olympic Lucky Loonie [14] | RR Carmichael | 6 526 000 | 1st Lucky Loonie. | ||
| five | 2005 | Terry fox | Stan witten | 12 909 000 [15] | Fox is the first Canadian citizen to be featured on a circulated Canadian coin. There are versions that exist without grass on the reverse of the coin. [14] | ||
| 6 | 2006 | Olympic Lucky Loonie | Jean-luc grondin | 2 145 000 [15] | 2nd Lucky Loonie. | ||
| 7 | 2008 | Olympic Lucky Loonie | Jean-luc grondin | 10,000,000 | 3rd Lucky Loonie. Part of the RBC Vancouver 2010 Coin Set. | ||
| eight | 2009 | Montreal Canadiens Centennial Loonie | Susanna blunt | 10,000,000 [16] | To Commemorate the 100th anniversary celebration of the Montreal Canadiens professional hockey team. Circulated only in the province of Quebec at Metro (c) Grocery Stores. | ||
| 9 | 2010 | Olympic Lucky Loonie | RCM Staff | 11,000,000 | 4th Lucky Loonie with the 2010 Vancouver winter Olympic symbol ilanaaq, an inukshuk. Part of the RBC Vancouver 2010 Coin Set. | ||
| ten | 2010 | Navy centennial | Bonnie ross | 7,000,000 [17] | To commemorate the Centennial of the Canadian Navy Features a Halifax-class Frigate below anchor, a 1910 naval serviceman and a modern-day female naval officer. | ||
| eleven | 2010 | Saskatchewan Roughriders Centennial | Suzanna blunt | 3,000,000 [18] | To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Features the Roughriders logo along with a stylized 100. | ||
| 12 | 2011 | Parks Canada Centennial [19] | Nolin BBDO Montreal [20] | To celebrate Parks Canada's 100th anniversary. Features stylized land, air and aquatic fauna, varieties of flora, as well as a symbolic park building and the silhouette of a hiker framed by a snow-capped mountain range. [20] |
See also
- Canadian dollar
Notes
- ↑ Striking in its solitude - the 1-dollar coin, familiarly known as the 'loonie' . Royal Canadian Mint . Date of treatment January 14, 2012. Archived on September 29, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Order Amending Part 2 of the Schedule to the Royal Canadian Mint Act . Canada Gazette . Government of Canada. Date of treatment January 14, 2012. Archived on September 29, 2012.
- ↑ New lighter loonies, toonies causing headaches for vending and parking machines | Daily Brew - Yahoo! News canada
- ↑ Material change in store for loonies, toonies , Montreal Gazette (January 14, 2012). (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Application Number: 0916677 . Canadian Trade-marks database . Canadian Intellectual Property Office . Date of treatment February 18, 2010. Archived October 3, 2012.
- ↑ Royal Canadian Mint The Loonie and Toonie have evolved . Royal Canadian Mint. Date of treatment April 22, 2012. Archived September 29, 2012.
- ↑ [1] Royal Canadian Mint. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- ↑ The loonie, a Canadian touchstone, is turning 20 , CTV News (June 27, 2007). Date of treatment January 15, 2012.
- ↑ Canada Gazette, 33-34-35 ELIZABETH II, Chapter 30, p. 256 . Date of treatment July 22, 2012. Archived on September 29, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/banknotes/general/character/1969-79_1.html Bank of Canada: 1973 issue $ 1 note.
- ↑ Echo Bay: Canadian Dollar Coin (Loonie) . Date of treatment January 14, 2011. Archived on September 29, 2012.
- ↑ Charlton Standard Catalog of Canadian Coins, 60th Anniversary Edition, p. 174
- ↑ 1 2 Charlton Standard Catalog of Canadian Coins, 60th Anniversary Edition, p. 175
- ↑ 1 2 Charlton Standard Catalog of Canadian Coins, 60th Anniversary Edition, p. 177
- ↑ 1 2 2006 Royal Canadian Mint Annual Report, p. 46
- ↑ Habs' 100th anniversary celebration continues with logo on Canadian dollar . Associated Press (24 September 2008). Date of treatment May 7, 2009. Archived on September 29, 2012.
- ↑ Royal Canadian Mint's 2010 Navy Centennial Dollar Coin Archived July 21, 2010 to Wayback Machine - Coin Collecting News
- ↑ Royal Canadian Mint Celebrates Rider Pride with One-Dollar Circulation Coin Commemorating Saskatchewan Roughriders' Centennial
- ↑ Royal Canadian Mint Celebrates Nature and Canada's Great Outdoors with New Circulation Coins Commemorating The Centennial of Parks Canada, The Boreal Forest and Three New Animal Themes
- ↑ 1 2 Parks Canada Centennial $ 1 Circulation 5-Pack (2011)